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806113

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	European Medicines Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had on ensuring that decisions on the timetable for UK drug licensing remain linked to the timetable for decisions to be made the European Medicines Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	119314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the important role that the European Medicines Agency plays in the protection of human and animal health.</p><p> </p><p>In the negotiations the Government will discuss with the European Union and Member States how best to continue cooperation in the field of medicines regulation in the best interests of both the United Kingdom and the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is fully committed to continuing the close working relationship with our European partners. Our aim is to ensure that patients in the UK and across the EU continue to be able to access the best and most innovative medicines and be assured that their safety is protected through the strongest regulatory framework and sharing of data. As my Rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister has stated, we want deep, broad and dynamic co-operation and in this context, the UK would like to find a way to continue to collaborate with the EU, in the interests of public health and safety.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 119159 question first answered 20/12/2017 17:18:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

806115

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle drug addiction.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	119316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) is working closely with the Department of Health and other government departments to support the Drug Strategy and its ambition for recovery by enhancing treatment quality and improving outcomes through tailored interventions for different user groups. The Drug Strategy is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-strategy-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-strategy-2017</a></p><p>PHE will support local areas to ensure the right interventions are given to people according to their needs. PHE will also support local areas to deliver an enhanced joined-up approach to commissioning and delivery of the wide range of services, in addition to treatment, that are essential to supporting every individual to live a life free from drugs and dependence.</p><p> </p><p>We know recovery is only achievable through a partnership-based approach with action taken across a range of services, particularly housing, employment and mental health.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/12/2017 16:43:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

760108

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the Ministry of Justice on making drugs policy a responsibility of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	10383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>As set out in the 2017 Drugs Strategy, the complexity and pervasiveness of drug misuse and the harms it causes means that no one department can tackle it alone. The Home Office remains the lead department for policy on drugs and implementation of the Strategy working closely with the Department of Health, Ministry of Justice and other interested Government Departments and agencies, and there are no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/10/2017 12:51:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

759375

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Children: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department plans to work with the Scottish Government on protecting children from junk food marketing.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	9910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Departmental officials will continue to work with colleagues in the devolved administrations, sharing our thinking and progress to ensure children across the United Kingdom can have the best start in life.</p><p> </p><p>Current advertising restrictions in the UK on high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) products are among the toughest in the world. Strict new rules came into effect on 1 July banning the advertising of HFSS food or drink products in children’s media. These restrictions apply across all non-broadcast media including in print, cinema, online and in social media.</p><p> </p><p>In August we announced £5 million investment in a policy research unit on childhood obesity to provide a robust evidence, evaluation and research capability including looking at the impact of marketing on childhood obesity. The unit’s findings will be fed into future meetings with colleagues across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 9911 9912 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:47:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

759383

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Children: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on developing advertising powers to enable that government to protect children from junk food marketing.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	9911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Departmental officials will continue to work with colleagues in the devolved administrations, sharing our thinking and progress to ensure children across the United Kingdom can have the best start in life.</p><p> </p><p>Current advertising restrictions in the UK on high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) products are among the toughest in the world. Strict new rules came into effect on 1 July banning the advertising of HFSS food or drink products in children’s media. These restrictions apply across all non-broadcast media including in print, cinema, online and in social media.</p><p> </p><p>In August we announced £5 million investment in a policy research unit on childhood obesity to provide a robust evidence, evaluation and research capability including looking at the impact of marketing on childhood obesity. The unit’s findings will be fed into future meetings with colleagues across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 9910 9912 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:47:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

759384

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Children: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to allow the Scottish Government to restrict junk food advertising to children.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	9912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Departmental officials will continue to work with colleagues in the devolved administrations, sharing our thinking and progress to ensure children across the United Kingdom can have the best start in life.</p><p> </p><p>Current advertising restrictions in the UK on high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) products are among the toughest in the world. Strict new rules came into effect on 1 July banning the advertising of HFSS food or drink products in children’s media. These restrictions apply across all non-broadcast media including in print, cinema, online and in social media.</p><p> </p><p>In August we announced £5 million investment in a policy research unit on childhood obesity to provide a robust evidence, evaluation and research capability including looking at the impact of marketing on childhood obesity. The unit’s findings will be fed into future meetings with colleagues across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 9910 9911 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:47:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

748173

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Addictions: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase funding for addiction services in England.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	2783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed £16 billion in funding to local councils over the current five year spending review period to tackle public health issues. Any decisions on commission of effective drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services are the responsibility of local authorities based on an assessment of local need.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 2963 question first answered 11/07/2017 09:49:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

748207

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Accelerated Access Review, published in October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	2743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>We are considering the recommendations carefully and will provide a formal response in due course. Taking forward the Accelerated Access Review remains an important manifesto commitment, ensuring patients can access new cost-effective drugs and treatments faster.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/07/2017 09:15:08 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

748208

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, why expenditure on adult drug misuse services in England has fallen by over £42 million since 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	2963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has committed £16 billion in funding to local councils over the current five year spending review period to tackle public health issues. Any decisions on commission of effective drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services are the responsibility of local authorities based on an assessment of local need.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 2783 question first answered 11/07/2017 09:49:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

528062

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Gambling: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to provide specialist local NHS services to treat gambling addiction.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	40983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust provides the only specialised national problem gambling clinic. However, specialised addiction services, which mainly deal with substance misuse, do tend to accept people with gambling problems referred to them. People can also access addiction services in primary care and secondary care, which may provide support for problem gambling.</p><p>People may also access psychological therapies through the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. Although problem gambling is not listed amongst the provisional diagnosis categories that IAPT treats, IAPT practitioners would be able to treat common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety, which may be present in people with gambling addiction problems.</p><p>Data is not collected centrally on the number of specialist National Health Service professionals which provide support and treatment for gambling addiction.</p><p>Data is not collected on the funding of services to treat people with gambling problems. Funding to provide NHS mental health services is allocated to clinical commissioning groups which are best placed to commission local health services based on the needs of their local populations. Local authorities are responsible for commissioning local alcohol and drug treatment services which may also refer people to gambling support services where they identify people with gambling issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 40984 40985 question first answered 29/06/2016 09:59:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan